I'm sure you are much more or an expert than I am on this but I'm 90% sure the plant in the video is not the Purple Heart' variety of the tradescantia. I think it might be the Pink Furry' or one of the other blossfedania varieties. The leaf shape and color isn't quite right. Either way the care is similar.
Agreed. I have lots of purple hearts, and I also have the other kind of tradescantia that features in most of the video. Only the shots of the flowers show actual purple hearts, and you can tell by how long the leaves are in those shots, too, compared to the shorter leaves in most of the shots. I think it's a tradescantia zebrina that she's used in the video, not pallida.
Tradescantia zebrina, formerly known as Zebrina pendula, is a species of creeping plant in the Tradescantia genus. Common names include silver inch plant and wandering Jew. The latter name is controversial, and some now use the alternative wandering dude. They're all in the dame "family" care is pretty similar... kinda like "panther" refers to tigers lions jaguars and leopards. There is no such cat called a panther, it's a name used to refer to a specific "family" of cats. Hope thar makes sense to everyone!😊
I don't want to be mean but is that the same plant from the thumbnail? cuz i have a purple heart plant that looks like the one from the picture I'm just wondering. Is it like a different version of the plant?
I had the same question! The plant in the thumbnail photo, as well as the one shown at 3:55 in the video, look like the tradescantia purple heart I have, too. But the plants shown throughout the rest of the video look more like a tradescantia zebrina variety. If that’s the case, do the two varieties require different care? Thanks! 💜
Hi Theresa, it's also called Purple Heart (Tradescantia Pallida) or Wandering Jew, you could check it out here. Thank you for following us succulentsbox.com/products/purple-heart-tradescantia-pallida-succulent
@@SucculentsBox No... sorry. Tradescantia Pallida has much longer leaves than the one you've used (which is Zebrina). I have plants of both varieties, and Purple Heart is the one with the longer leaves.
Sure, we can use the grow lamps for our plants in the winter. The most two common types of grow light for indoor succulents are Fluorescent and LED. You might want to read more here 😉 succulentsbox.com/blogs/blog/how-to-use-grow-light-for-your-indoor-succulents
hi... i just started to plat this Purple Heart and it has grow very very well. it flowered in the morning and it is beautiful. however, the past couple of days, I noticed some of the leaves have light white hairy substance on it. It that mold? how do I get raid of it.
Hi I purchased this plant from you but it doesn't look like the one in the video. The leaves on my are much larger and green. I understand from the video the leaves will be green if not getting enough light but I have had it under a grow light for 12 hours a day. Shouldn't that have been enough for the leaves to turn purple? Thank you
Thanks for asking. To keep the plant's iconic purple leaves and stems, find a location where it can receive at least 8 hours of bright indirect sunlight or filtered light every day. In addition, a lack of sunlight can cause the Purple Heart to expand and have large gaps between its leaves. More information on how to care for this plant can be found here. Hope this helps succulentsbox.com/blogs/blog/how-to-care-for-purple-heart-tradescantia-pallida
It may be related to watering. Let the top half-inch of soil get dusty dry and then give it just enough water so it reaches that same level of dryness again in about a week. The soil deeper than a half inch or so should remain damp. Also, to maintain its purple color, it needs as much direct indoor sun as you can provide. if it gets less than ideal light the stems and vines will become leggy and paler in color. Hope these info can help you well 🧡
@@SucculentsBox I didn't see you place it under a grow light after you placed the propagated plant in a sandwich bag or plastic wrap. You sat it by the window. But I guess that could be the same thing 🤷🏽♀️ because you stated "watch it grow". So yes, how long does it stay inside of the greenhouse and under grow light?
Hello Ed! I'm so sorry to hear that. There are many reasons that can make your Purple Heart's leaves turn down. But it is most often a sign of overwatering. Only give them a drink when the top few inches of soil are dry. Otherwise, yellow leaves can also be caused by a severe lack of light, too little water, or inadequate nutrients. You may check whether which one is the main cause!
This is _Tradescantia zebrina_ or the “inch-plant”, “Zebra wandering Jew”, etc.. and not really succulent by nature. If you forget to water it, it wilts. I wouldn’t consider that succulent-like, tbh. Lol. “Purple Heart” is the large, scrambling, BRIGHT purple (no stripes) _T. pallida_ (formerly in the genus _Setcreasa_ I believe). That plant is actually far more succulent, in nature, than the one in your video, the _T. zebrina_ which is really not a succulent. If it’s in full shade you might be able to get away with watering once in a week. But they generally want water when it’s warm several times a week, and will burn and fry in full sun. I’ve killed several. They can be slowly acclimated to bright shade, then bright indirect light, and maybe a little bit of full morning sun… but afternoon sun will dry then and require far more irrigation. They, and they’re relatives, are also just called spiderworts, tradescantia, a “wandering Jew” or “wandering dude”, lol. They’re really easy, but you do have to sort of keep an eye on them. They’re only stable in the right climate, the right zone, and will do better as a groundcover in warm climates. It wants to naturally spread. Also does well with a moss pole situation, or trained vertically on a tree, plank, trellis, etc., as aerial roots do sprout to anchor the vine.
You should probably make a new video showing the correct plant or change the voiceover and thumbnail to make the plant shown in the video…. Kinda weird that you refuse to correct the mistake after this long as well 😬😅
@@SucculentsBox They don't. I have both. Purple heart has long purple leaves, with the pink flowers. The Zebrina has the shorter leaves that you see in your video.
The plant everyone just pointed out= Tradescantia zebrina, formerly known as Zebrina pendula, is a species of creeping plant in the Tradescantia genus. Common names include silver inch plant and wandering Jew. The latter name is controversial, and some now use the alternative wandering dude. They're all in the same "family" care is pretty similar... kinda like "panther" refers to tigers lions jaguars and leopards. There is no such cat called a panther, it's a name used to refer to a specific "family" of cats. Hope thar makes sense to everyone!😊
I get your point/concept, but… “panther” doesn’t refer to lions or tigers, lol. It’s not really an umbrella term for wild felines. It’s an ignorant nickname for mountain lions in North America. Technically a “panther” is the black (melanistic) morph of a typically spotted leopard or jaguar, _Panthera pardus_ and _Panthera onca_ respectively… in that sense, the TAXONOMIC name of the genus _Panthera_ looks very similar, spelled almost like “panther”… but it’s not really used to describe them. There are two other species in the genus, li ions are _Panthera leo_ , tigers are _Panthera tigris_ But panther is widely used specifically to refer to melanistic phase leopards or jaguars. Sure, you could call any feline a panther but it’s confusing. Kind of like the whole referring to mountain lions as panthers, like the “Florida panther”. Generally, ppl know what that’s referring to (I.e. a cougar/puma/mtn. lion) but it fuels all these crazy reports of “black panther” sightings around the world. Now everyone believes in black melanistic mountain lions, which literally have never been observed.
I’m sorry but the plant in the thumbnail is the correct plant but the one in your video is another plant that some call the “wandering Jew”. I don’t care for the nickname bit I have had BOTH plants and know the difference as well as your viewers. You may want to change the title and thumbnail as it is misleading.
It's not purple heart ... It's the Wandering Jew Plant what you're showing in the video.
Glad you said that. I thought my eyes were getting bad LoL
They are called "Wandering Dude" now, apparently? Ok
@I-serve-you-tea No, Purple Heart has a small pink blossom. This video has the Wandering Jew.
@@ffalvo9196whew bc I was sooo confused
Thank you lol
I'm sure you are much more or an expert than I am on this but I'm 90% sure the plant in the video is not the Purple Heart' variety of the tradescantia. I think it might be the Pink Furry' or one of the other blossfedania varieties. The leaf shape and color isn't quite right. Either way the care is similar.
Agreed. I have lots of purple hearts, and I also have the other kind of tradescantia that features in most of the video. Only the shots of the flowers show actual purple hearts, and you can tell by how long the leaves are in those shots, too, compared to the shorter leaves in most of the shots. I think it's a tradescantia zebrina that she's used in the video, not pallida.
I'm trying to figure out what a setcreasia is. it is another kind of tradescantia?
Tradescantia zebrina, formerly known as Zebrina pendula, is a species of creeping plant in the Tradescantia genus. Common names include silver inch plant and wandering Jew. The latter name is controversial, and some now use the alternative wandering dude.
They're all in the dame "family" care is pretty similar... kinda like "panther" refers to tigers lions jaguars and leopards. There is no such cat called a panther, it's a name used to refer to a specific "family" of cats. Hope thar makes sense to everyone!😊
I don't want to be mean but is that the same plant from the thumbnail? cuz i have a purple heart plant that looks like the one from the picture I'm just wondering. Is it like a different version of the plant?
I had the same question! The plant in the thumbnail photo, as well as the one shown at 3:55 in the video, look like the tradescantia purple heart I have, too. But the plants shown throughout the rest of the video look more like a tradescantia zebrina variety. If that’s the case, do the two varieties require different care? Thanks! 💜
Hi Theresa, it's also called Purple Heart (Tradescantia Pallida) or Wandering Jew, you could check it out here. Thank you for following us succulentsbox.com/products/purple-heart-tradescantia-pallida-succulent
@@SucculentsBox thank you for replying! :)
@@SucculentsBox No... sorry. Tradescantia Pallida has much longer leaves than the one you've used (which is Zebrina). I have plants of both varieties, and Purple Heart is the one with the longer leaves.
PS look at the amount of comments below that are saying the same thing.
She shows the purple heart 💜 at 3:56. For one second 🤭
Very good information.
My question is this: For indoor over the winter months would using a plant light bulb be okay to simulate sunlight?
Sure, we can use the grow lamps for our plants in the winter. The most two common types of grow light for indoor succulents are Fluorescent and LED. You might want to read more here 😉 succulentsbox.com/blogs/blog/how-to-use-grow-light-for-your-indoor-succulents
hi... i just started to plat this Purple Heart and it has grow very very well. it flowered in the morning and it is beautiful. however, the past couple of days, I noticed some of the leaves have light white hairy substance on it. It that mold? how do I get raid of it.
I believe this is a tradescantia zebrina.
They are in the same family but different type 😎
Thank you for the info
Glad you like it
How do you cut off dead flower areas?
Great video thank you
it's our pleasure! Hope it assists you well ❤
Hi I purchased this plant from you but it doesn't look like the one in the video. The leaves on my are much larger and green. I understand from the video the leaves will be green if not getting enough light but I have had it under a grow light for 12 hours a day. Shouldn't that have been enough for the leaves to turn purple? Thank you
Thanks for asking. To keep the plant's iconic purple leaves and stems, find a location where it can receive at least 8 hours of bright indirect sunlight or filtered light every day. In addition, a lack of sunlight can cause the Purple Heart to expand and have large gaps between its leaves. More information on how to care for this plant can be found here. Hope this helps
succulentsbox.com/blogs/blog/how-to-care-for-purple-heart-tradescantia-pallida
Because this plant in the video is NOT a purple heart
Yeah what they said 🤔
Any suggestions as to how to prevent the tips from turning brown?
It may be related to watering. Let the top half-inch of soil get dusty dry and then give it just enough water so it reaches that same level of dryness again in about a week. The soil deeper than a half inch or so should remain damp. Also, to maintain its purple color, it needs as much direct indoor sun as you can provide. if it gets less than ideal light the stems and vines will become leggy and paler in color. Hope these info can help you well 🧡
Wonderful
Glad you love it 😍
How long do you keep the plant inside of its "homemade greenhouse"?
Do you mean how long we keep it under grow light when they're indoors?
@@SucculentsBox I didn't see you place it under a grow light after you placed the propagated plant in a sandwich bag or plastic wrap. You sat it by the window. But I guess that could be the same thing 🤷🏽♀️ because you stated "watch it grow". So yes, how long does it stay inside of the greenhouse and under grow light?
Oh I got it. This process would usually take about 1 month, as long as new growth starts to appear on the stems.
Why are my leaves turning brown
Hello Ed! I'm so sorry to hear that. There are many reasons that can make your Purple Heart's leaves turn down. But it is most often a sign of overwatering. Only give them a drink when the top few inches of soil are dry. Otherwise, yellow leaves can also be caused by a severe lack of light, too little water, or inadequate nutrients. You may check whether which one is the main cause!
This is _Tradescantia zebrina_ or the “inch-plant”, “Zebra wandering Jew”, etc.. and not really succulent by nature. If you forget to water it, it wilts. I wouldn’t consider that succulent-like, tbh. Lol.
“Purple Heart” is the large, scrambling, BRIGHT purple (no stripes) _T. pallida_ (formerly in the genus _Setcreasa_ I believe). That plant is actually far more succulent, in nature, than the one in your video, the _T. zebrina_ which is really not a succulent. If it’s in full shade you might be able to get away with watering once in a week. But they generally want water when it’s warm several times a week, and will burn and fry in full sun. I’ve killed several. They can be slowly acclimated to bright shade, then bright indirect light, and maybe a little bit of full morning sun… but afternoon sun will dry then and require far more irrigation.
They, and they’re relatives, are also just called spiderworts, tradescantia, a “wandering Jew” or “wandering dude”, lol. They’re really easy, but you do have to sort of keep an eye on them. They’re only stable in the right climate, the right zone, and will do better as a groundcover in warm climates. It wants to naturally spread. Also does well with a moss pole situation, or trained vertically on a tree, plank, trellis, etc., as aerial roots do sprout to anchor the vine.
You should probably make a new video showing the correct plant or change the voiceover and thumbnail to make the plant shown in the video…. Kinda weird that you refuse to correct the mistake after this long as well 😬😅
This is not a purple heart.
What is your idea?
It's not purple heart, it is wondering jew...
They look like each other but Wandering Jew is another plant 🤗
@@SucculentsBox They don't. I have both. Purple heart has long purple leaves, with the pink flowers. The Zebrina has the shorter leaves that you see in your video.
This is a wondering jew plant.
Yeah, glad that you loved this, you could get it here succulentsbox.com/products/purple-heart-tradescantia-pallida-succulent
@@SucculentsBox Not sure you actually read the comment...
That is purple queen NOT PURPLE HEART
The plant everyone just pointed out= Tradescantia zebrina, formerly known as Zebrina pendula, is a species of creeping plant in the Tradescantia genus. Common names include silver inch plant and wandering Jew. The latter name is controversial, and some now use the alternative wandering dude.
They're all in the same "family" care is pretty similar... kinda like "panther" refers to tigers lions jaguars and leopards. There is no such cat called a panther, it's a name used to refer to a specific "family" of cats. Hope thar makes sense to everyone!😊
I get your point/concept, but… “panther” doesn’t refer to lions or tigers, lol. It’s not really an umbrella term for wild felines. It’s an ignorant nickname for mountain lions in North America. Technically a “panther” is the black (melanistic) morph of a typically spotted leopard or jaguar, _Panthera pardus_ and _Panthera onca_ respectively… in that sense, the TAXONOMIC name of the genus _Panthera_ looks very similar, spelled almost like “panther”… but it’s not really used to describe them. There are two other species in the genus, li ions are _Panthera leo_ , tigers are _Panthera tigris_
But panther is widely used specifically to refer to melanistic phase leopards or jaguars. Sure, you could call any feline a panther but it’s confusing. Kind of like the whole referring to mountain lions as panthers, like the “Florida panther”. Generally, ppl know what that’s referring to (I.e. a cougar/puma/mtn. lion) but it fuels all these crazy reports of “black panther” sightings around the world. Now everyone believes in black melanistic mountain lions, which literally have never been observed.
It's not purple heart plant it's wondering jew 😊
I’m sorry but the plant in the thumbnail is the correct plant but the one in your video is another plant that some call the “wandering Jew”. I don’t care for the nickname bit I have had BOTH plants and know the difference as well as your viewers. You may want to change the title and thumbnail as it is misleading.
Thanks for your notice. We noted ☺
dislike due to misguide. Its not purple hear.
This is not purple heart.
Como preparar queso